Prayer of Gideon (God answers prayer - Session 1)

Hello and welcome to the first session in the series "GOD ANSWERS PRAYER"

In this session, we will look into the story of Gideon from the old testament. Gideon is an interesting character from the bible, he was one of the Judges of Israel. In this session we will learn how he was used by God in saving his people from their enemies, the Midianites. When God called Gideon to this task, he was not so confident and doubted if God was really calling him for such a  big task. He prayed and God answered him and this gave him the confidence to go forward.

The bible portion is taken from Judges 6:1-7:22

Here is a video of the story, a small kids version is here. 
older children and teens could benefit from a more detailed account in this video.


So now that you have read the bible, and listened to the video, you would have a clear understanding of the story. Shall we now do some activities based on this story?

Here is a Quiz for you! Click on the link below to access the quiz!

For teens, I believe the challenge is in applying what we learn to our life and draw out life lessons from these bible stories. So here we go.. Please take time to be in a quiet place and think about these discussions and answer to the best of your knowledge in a meditation notebook the answers for these: 

  1.  What are the areas in your life you feel week and inadequate to face? How would you put to practice the lessons in the passage to trust God in the face of such challenging situations?

  2. As a leader Gideon obeyed God in sending away soldiers and going for battle with a small army. Compare and contrast this with King Saul offering the sacrifice, being afraid of the people, rather than obeying God in 1 Samuel 13:3-15. What consequences did the actions of these leaders have?

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